41 Weeks Post Op

Nov 15, 2017

I finally broke my few weeks stall where I have been fluctuating between 179.8-183, since I last wrote.  This morning it finally dropped below 179.8 to 179, which is only a 0.8 Lb drop on the low end, but as much as a 4 Lb drop from the high end.

I think it's because the weather has been cold and snowy so I've not been getting much exercise.  Or I'm retaining water.  Or the constipation was at fault. Or all of the above.

I've been eating right, totally on track, careful to keep my total carbs under 30 for at least 5 out of 7 days of the week, and under 50 for the other two (where I need to eat bran buds, which up the carbs a lot). 

My calories are between 600-800 most days, but one day was higher because I missed supper and later ate a Quest Protein bar to get my calories and protein in.  I don't eat them often because I don't like them.

Yesterday I went to the movies with my friend and stopped at the GNC and bought Quest Protein Chips, BBQ ,which I do like, and Quest Cravings Protein Peanut Butter Cups, which was a really nice treat.  I was worried my calories would be too high yesterday because of that but I had slept in and skipped breakfast so it all worked out and I was well within range and ended the day at 760 calories, 33 grams total carbs, 9 grams fibre, and a whopping 85 grams of protein.  So that was good.

My dietician says I should be eating between 1000-1200 calories a day by now, at 9 months out, but my weight loss would totally stop if I do that, I think.  I'm scared to try.  She also wants me eating way more carbs, which for sure would stall out my weight loss.  I do love carbs, but my body is sensitive to them.

It's hard now that berreis and watermelon are out of season as they were my go to for fruit.  Blueberries are still good, but the other berries taste awful this time of year.  I used to love apples but now after a few bites I start to feel nauseated. I tried some pineapple the other day and it went down nicely but it has such a high sugar content that I don't want to eat it very often, plus we rarely buy it.  Mangos are out, as are pears; both make me ill.  I loved Pomegranites pre op and am looking forward to trying one when they start showing up in stores around here again...usually closer to Christmas. 

I suppose I could start adding frozen berries to my yogurt, but I do so enjoy fresh berries.  

My friends and I saw Bad Mom's Christmas last night and it was so funny!  I usually go to action/sci fi/fantasy movies so it was a nice change to see a chick flik, lol.

In other news, I adopted a cute hamster names Chunkers from the local humane socitey two weeks ago.  I was told she was a boy and believed them until she felt comfortable enough to let me handle her and I checked myself; defintiely a girl, lol.  She came with the name Chunkers and it suits her; she's so fat, lol.  She's very cute.

Here she is:

I made her a big bin cage, out of a 100 Litre bin and some chicken wire. The guys at Home Depot were kind enough to cut a big rectangle into the lid for me, and my Dad drilled holes around the lid so I could attach the mesh with zip ties.  I cut a hole in the mesh to run some hamster tubes through so she can access the bin from the cage she came with.  I was originally just going to keep her in the bin cage and get rid of the Katee cage but she is very attached to it and sleeps in it every day.  She plays in the bin every night and runs on her flying saucer for hours.  She never had a wheel or saucer before, so she is likely going to lose a lot of weight, lol.

She's very tame and sweet and seems to like me, maybe a bit too much, as I was rudely awakened at 6 AM yesterday by the feel of tiny hamster hands on my chin.  I opened my eyes and was very shocked to be face to furry face with her, lol. I said, "oh, hi" and then woke up fully enough to realize what was happening, and sat up and caught her and returned her to her cage. She promptly climbed to her sleeping area and went to sleep. I have no idea how long she was out of the cage, but I'm glad she found me and woke me up to put her back, lol.  There were no tell tale little poops on the carpet or bed so I don't think she was out for very long.  She got out through one of the tube connections that I had apparently not put in properly, but it's nice and secure now, that's for sure, lol.

I stitched up a little plastic canvas hamster and she is very interested in it.  She's a Syrian Hamster, and needs to be kept alone as she'll fight with any other hamsters, so maybe she wants to fight it, or simply eat it, lol; I don't know, but I keep it safely out of reach of those little paws, and it's still intact so she left it alone when she escaped.

I also made some minecraft characters in plastic canvas and she grabbed the little sword and held it in her paws, like a little furry sword fighter. It was the funniest thing I've ever seen but I didn't have my camera on hand, unfortunately.

Here are the minecraft items I made:

 Minecraft characters are made up of squares, so I figured they'd be perfect for plastic canvas. 

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